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Is SHY above its 200-day moving average? Since when, and how often
iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF. The side, the date it changed and the crosses this year, for three rules, on unadjusted closes, read after every close.
SHY closed below its 200-day average on March 4, 2026, its third cross this year.
Close 81.50·50-day 81.48 (+0.0%)·100-day 81.71 (−0.3%)·200-day 82.14 (−0.8%)
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The three rules at the October 23, 2026 close
| Rule | Side | Since | Sessions | Crosses this year | A year, on average | Confirmed on 3 closes | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50-day | ●above | Oct 22, 2026 | 2 | 13 | 22.4 | ○ below | Sep 1, 2026 |
| 100-day | ○below | Mar 2, 2026 | 165 | 8 | 16.7 | ○ below | Mar 4, 2026 |
| 200-day | ○below | Mar 4, 2026 | 163 | 3 | 12.8 | ○ below | Mar 6, 2026 |
Every cross, newest first
| Close of | Rule | Crossed | Days since the previous cross |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 55 |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 15 |
| Aug 13, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 10 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 4 |
| Jul 30, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 150 |
| Mar 4, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 27 |
| Mar 2, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 25 |
| Mar 2, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 18 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 1 |
| Feb 11, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 1 |
| Feb 10, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 8 |
| Feb 5, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 3 |
| Feb 5, 2026 | 200-day | ●above | 3 |
| Feb 2, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 7 |
| Feb 2, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 4 |
| Feb 2, 2026 | 200-day | ○below | 40 |
| Jan 29, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 21 |
| Jan 26, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 11 |
| Jan 15, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
| Jan 14, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 6 |
| Jan 8, 2026 | 50-day | ○below | 3 |
| Jan 8, 2026 | 100-day | ○below | 3 |
| Jan 5, 2026 | 50-day | ●above | 17 |
| Jan 5, 2026 | 100-day | ●above | 17 |
| Dec 24, 2025 | 200-day | ●above | 1 |
| Dec 23, 2025 | 200-day | ○below | 194 |
| Dec 19, 2025 | 50-day | ○below | 4 |
| Dec 19, 2025 | 100-day | ○below | 9 |
| Dec 15, 2025 | 50-day | ●above | 14 |
| Dec 10, 2025 | 100-day | ●above | 6 |
| Dec 4, 2025 | 100-day | ○below | 1 |
| Dec 3, 2025 | 100-day | ●above | 2 |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 50-day | ○below | 11 |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 100-day | ○below | 25 |
| Nov 20, 2025 | 50-day | ●above | 17 |
| Nov 6, 2025 | 100-day | ●above | 3 |
| Nov 3, 2025 | 50-day | ○below | 24 |
| Nov 3, 2025 | 100-day | ○below | 94 |
| Oct 10, 2025 | 50-day | ●above | 2 |
| Oct 8, 2025 | 50-day | ○below | 1 |
1196 earlier crosses in the full ledger.
The record since 2003: each rule beside holding SHY
| Rule | A year | $1,000 became | Worst fall | Time in SHY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50-day | 1.1% | $1,292 | −2% | 48% |
| 50-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 1.2% | $1,323 | −2% | 48% |
| 100-day | 1.0% | $1,262 | −4% | 46% |
| 100-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 1.1% | $1,306 | −2% | 46% |
| 200-day | 1.0% | $1,263 | −2% | 50% |
| 200-day, confirmed on 3 closes | 1.2% | $1,321 | −2% | 50% |
| Holding the fund | 1.9% | $1,556 | −6% | 100% |
Since 2003, the fund's listing. Rates compound yearly on dividend-adjusted closes; a change of side takes effect at the next close; days out of the fund earn nothing. Compare rates across funds, not dollars: spans differ. The method page has the conventions.
How often SHY crosses
SHY has crossed its 200-day average 12.8 times a year on average since May 14, 2003, and 74% of those crosses came within 14 days of the previous one. Waiting for three closes on the new side cuts that to 4.0 a year.
On a dividend-adjusted price series, 389 of SHY's 390 200-day cross dates (100%) would fall on a different day or not at all. This page uses unadjusted closes, the series a broker chart shows, so every date here can be checked against one.
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Questions
What does "above its 200-day moving average" mean?
The 200-day moving average is the mean of SHY's last 200 daily closes. SHY is above it when the day's close is higher than that mean, below when lower. A close exactly on the line keeps the side it had.
When does this SHY page update?
After every US market close, once the day's official close is final (about 6:30 pm New York time). The dateline at the top names the last close it reflects.
What is the "confirmed on 3 closes" column?
The confirmed variant changes side only after three consecutive closes on the new side, and its cross date is the third close. For SHY it has crossed the 200-day 4.0 times a year on average, against 12.8 for the raw rule.
Which prices are used?
Unadjusted daily closes: split-adjusted, not dividend-adjusted, the prices a broker chart shows. Dividend-adjusted series put many cross dates on different days; the method page explains the choice.
Source: Yahoo Finance daily closes, read through the October 23, 2026 close. Rules computed by movingaveragealerts.com; the method page has every definition. Market data, not advice.